Using a new drive in the same laptop shouldn't prove to be a tough endeavor. The drive controller isn't changing, so there should be little to no issue with windows drivers/configuration.
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xelco52Mar 24 '11 at 15:22

Oh, ok. If your old hdd is good. Copy partn or ghost to the new drive. Try to boot the new one. You have the old as backup. You might have a boot sector issue. If so, it should be fixable.
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AnonymousMar 24 '11 at 18:04

Yes, ghost will do the trick on windows. "Ghost for Linux" (G4L) is an option for linux. I'm not exactly sure what you're envisioning, but you'll be best served by cloning the old drive to the new drive. Two tutorials included below to familiarize you with the process:

Hello, I have checked your links to these tutorials and : they are kind of complicated and involve access to desktop computer (which I don't have) and floppy disc ( the same ) is there any other simpler way ? I heard about hiren's bootcd or norton livecd or something like this.
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AnonymousMar 24 '11 at 19:56

Sure - Hiren's Boot CD is an option. It includes "DriveImage XML" which is a free drive cloning app similiar to Ghost. And if i'm not mistaken, with DriveImage you can clone a drive that is currently in use, so you don't need a desktop PC. Here is another tutorial for using DriveImage XML: bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial160.html
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xelco52Mar 24 '11 at 20:08

I have tried to use DriveImageXML from normally running Windows but I get some errors as I just start making the image of my C: drive. I will download Hiren's Boot CD and try to do it from it.
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AnonymousMar 24 '11 at 21:54

Now I have used "MiniTool Partition WIzard Home edition" (I don't know why, I just google epartition software and give it a go) and make a full disc copy and I failed - I get a bluescreen when I boot from the drive I copied to (when windows logo pops up after BIOS)
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PatrykMar 25 '11 at 10:13